WEBVTT - How to get to three

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that three times a week is a habit,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes remembering to do things three times a week

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<v Speaker 1>can be hard if you have a good weekly planning system,

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<v Speaker 1>though it doesn't have to be. It can be as

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<v Speaker 1>easy as checking things awful list. Longtime listeners have probably

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<v Speaker 1>heard me say three times a week is a habit.

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<v Speaker 1>I maintain that anything that happens three times a week

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<v Speaker 1>is frequent enough in our lives to be part of

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<v Speaker 1>our identities. Things don't have to happen at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time every day in order to count in our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>It is also a lot more doable to get to

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<v Speaker 1>three times a week than aiming for days. While some

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<v Speaker 1>things like brushing your teeth probably should happen at least

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<v Speaker 1>once a day, that's not true for a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>other things. If you eat family meals together three times

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<v Speaker 1>a week, you are a family that eats together regularly.

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<v Speaker 1>If you exercise three times a week, you are someone

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<v Speaker 1>who exercises regularly. If you practice Spanish three times a week,

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<v Speaker 1>you will probably make progress. Now, of course, the trouble

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<v Speaker 1>with aiming for three times a week is that sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>this is hard to remember. When we do things daily,

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<v Speaker 1>they become part of our routines, though even here there

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<v Speaker 1>is a lot of gray area. People have context specific routines.

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<v Speaker 1>People often think of themselves as doing something daily if

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<v Speaker 1>they do it every day at work or in the

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<v Speaker 1>course of getting to or from work, But most people

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<v Speaker 1>don't work seven days a week. This' daily habit is

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<v Speaker 1>really five times per week, and yet people remember it.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't forget how to commute on Monday even though

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<v Speaker 1>you haven't done it Saturday or Sunday. I know there's

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<v Speaker 1>the saying don't miss twice, but many people's lives don't

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<v Speaker 1>look the same seven days a week. They miss twice

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<v Speaker 1>on weekends. With all sorts of routines, there is a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of variability here. Three times a week is frequent,

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<v Speaker 1>but also accounts for that reality. Be that as it may.

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<v Speaker 1>How can you remember to do something three times a week?

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<v Speaker 1>I have been thinking of this recently with trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do strength training three times a week and getting my

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<v Speaker 1>kids to practice their musical instruments three times a week.

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<v Speaker 1>With strength, I have one session built in with my trainer,

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<v Speaker 1>but the others I need to do on my own

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<v Speaker 1>with instruments. I'd love to have a setup where the

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<v Speaker 1>kids just remember and do it without reminding, but so

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<v Speaker 1>far this hasn't happened. So what I do when I

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<v Speaker 1>make my weekly plan on Fridays, creating my priority list

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<v Speaker 1>for the next week is I simply put the thing

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<v Speaker 1>I wish to do and then write one two three

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<v Speaker 1>on my planner page as in Strength one two three

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<v Speaker 1>and then kid instruments one two three. Then, since I

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<v Speaker 1>aim to have everything crossed off my planner page by

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the week, and my planner stays open

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<v Speaker 1>on my desk, I am reminded to do these things

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<v Speaker 1>every time I see the page over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>the week. When I have got some time, I can

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<v Speaker 1>cross one of the things off going into the evening.

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<v Speaker 1>If I see I only have one kid instrument number

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<v Speaker 1>crossed off, it reminds me to remind the kids to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Then when they do, us the two off.

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<v Speaker 1>Since I'm aiming for three times a week, it's impossible

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<v Speaker 1>to get more than three times behind, and it works

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<v Speaker 1>to do whatever it is Friday, Saturday and Sunday if

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<v Speaker 1>that is necessary, that is still three times a week. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't recommend listing too many habits on the planner page,

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<v Speaker 1>as it will get unwieldy. But if something is truly

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<v Speaker 1>a habit, you probably don't have to list it. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't put brushing my teeth on my planner, but I

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<v Speaker 1>do think it is helpful for keeping me accountable. And

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<v Speaker 1>since I have started putting things like strength one two

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<v Speaker 1>three on my planner and kid instruments one two three,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been better about making these things happen. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have a weekly planning system, then this might work for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Two Now, obviously, for some people it works better to

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<v Speaker 1>calendar the three times, but this system that I use

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<v Speaker 1>has some flexibility and might work for the little things

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<v Speaker 1>that don't take too much time and could fit around

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<v Speaker 1>other things. You just have to remember to make them happen.

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<v Speaker 1>This system of putting one, two three on the planner

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<v Speaker 1>page solves that problem in the meantime. This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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